Apollycon 2017 Spotlight Tour Q&A + Giveaway: Kim Holden

December 15, 2016

I’m so stoked to participate in the Apollycon Spotlight Tour and feature the amazing, Kim Holden! I absolutely love this woman for always providing work that makes my life better! I fell in love with her work after reading Bright Side–it is a read that’ll stay with me forever–and have loved her more with each new release. I can’t wait to see her next year! If you’re going to Apollycon and excited to meet Ms. Holden, here’s a quick interview down below to tide you over! And, if you’ve yet to read Kim Holden, then check out my recommendations below.

P.S. There’s also a $50 gift card giveaway down below!

P.P.S. There’s an eARC and paperback giveaway below as well!

(Click photos for sales links)

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Bright Side

This bright ass orange book will gut you, and you’ll be better for it.

Secrets.
Everyone has one.
Some are bigger than others.
And when secrets are revealed,
Some will heal you …
And some will end you.

Kate Sedgwick’s life has been anything but typical. She’s endured hardship and tragedy, but throughout it all she remains happy and optimistic (there’s a reason her best friend Gus calls her Bright Side). Kate is strong-willed, funny, smart, and musically gifted. She’s also never believed in love. So when Kate leaves San Diego to attend college in the small town of Grant, Minnesota, the last thing she expects is to fall in love with Keller Banks.

They both feel it.
But they each have a reason to fight it.
They each have a secret.

And when secrets are revealed,
Some will heal you …
And some will end you.

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So Much More

Love is strange. It comes out of nowhere. There’s no logic to it. It’s not methodical. It’s not scientific. It’s pure emotion and passion. And emotion and passion can be dangerous because they fuel love…and hate.

I’m now a reluctant connoisseur of both—an expert through immersion. I know them intimately.

When I fell in love with Miranda, it was swift and blind. She was the person I’d elevated to mythical status in my head, in my dreams.

Here’s the thing about dreams, they’re smoke.

They’re spun as thoughts until they become something we think we want. Something we think we need.

That was Miranda. She was smoke.

I thought I wanted her. I thought I needed her.

Over time reality crept in and slowly dissected and disemboweled my dreams like a predator, leaving behind a rotting carcass.

Reality can be a fierce bitch.

So can Miranda.

And I can be a fool…

who believes in dreams.

And people.

And love.

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Lightning Interview

Thing you’re most excited about for Apollycon 2017: Everything. Can I say everything? Because I am. I’ve never been so everything is exciting and new.

Favorite memory: The moment our son was born. Nothing else in the world like seeing and holding your child for the very first time.

Last person you hugged: My husband. He gives epic hugs.

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Kim Holden

Some of my favorite things:

Reading (YA or New Adult), writing (especially on a productive day), the two coolest guys on the planet (my husband and son), my bicycle (hand built by my husband), Facebook (it’s an addiction at this point), iced coffee (hazelnut from McDonalds), and music (LOVE Sunset Sons, the 1975, Dredg, the xx, Balance and Composure, Teenage Bottlerocket, Manchester Orchestra, and 30 Seconds to Mars).

I also love dreaming. Big. Writing a few years ago was an elusive dream until I grabbed a hold of it with both hands and refused to let go. Keep chasing YOUR dreams …